to have a bitter experience
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail; outgoing ship; ship leaving port
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
endurance contest; test of endurance
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
any of; either of; (to) any
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to sentence; to assign a penalty
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
member of shogun's council of elders
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage